Mask for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient

US8757157B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ResMed Corp. · AU

Inventors

• Andrew Martin Price · Parramatta, AU
• Rupert Christian Scheiner · Sydney, AU
• Philip Rodney Kwok · Chatswood, AU
• Steven John Lubke · Sydney, AU
• Lee James Veliss · Rotterdam, NL
• Eva Ng · Sydney, AU

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 4, 2008
• Grant date: Jun 24, 2014
• Expiry date: Feb 7, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2210/0625
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A mask for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient may include one or more of the following improvements: rigidizer provided to headgear strap, locking clip/clip receptacle headgear connection, keyed headgear buckles, lotion dispenser on frame, rotatable prongs to adjust orientation, alignment indicators provided to prong, cushion and/or frame, chin flap with bellows arrangement, vent holes positioned away from gas entry port, and vent holes to direct washout gas at an angle.